2:27 AM,
Jan. 4, 2014

Marvin Jones and Keenan Allen were teammates in college at the University of California.

Written by

Paul Dehner Jr.
| Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer

In the lobby of the team hotel before games with the University of California, current Bengals wide receiver Marvin Jones and current San Diego wide receiver Keenan Allen recall both sitting at a piano.

Then teammates and the two leading receivers for the Cal Bears, Allen would play the keys while Jones belted out whatever genre of music they decided to dip into before the game that day.

Nothing out of the ordinary here. At least, not for these two. The moment Jones hosted Allen on his recruiting visit to Berkeley, they clicked. All the activities Jones enjoyed, Allen did, too. That includes ...